Sustaining operational productivity in the completion of repetitive tasks is critical to many
organizations' success. Yet research points to two different work-design–related strategies …

One key driver of improvement in surgical outcomes is a surgeon's prior experience.
However, research notes that not all experience provides equal value for performance. How …

In this work, we aim to provide an in-depth understanding of the organizational learning
curve and why significant differences in the rate of learning exist across organizations. We …

Learning and knowledge transfer are crucial to organizational success. Knowledge can
transfer between sites and generations, yet prior research has studied both types of …

Organizations can learn from prior successes and failures to improve organizational
performance. Few learning-curve studies have investigated this phenomenon at the …

The ongoing fragmentation of work has resulted in a narrowing of tasks into smaller pieces
that can be sent outside the organization and, in many instances, around the world. This …

Research summary Our article examines the deliberate creation of learning opportunities in
the global rollout of innovations. Some firms launch in only a subset of markets at first, with …

Digital technology is fundamental to experimentation, learning, and the rate of innovation.
Digital technology facilitates the rapid distribution of experimental design and debug …

The paper describes a methodology to help systems analysts identify and prioritise an
organisation's manufacturing and logistics problems and determine the changes that the …

The long-term health of any organization depends on its commitment to continuous
improvement, which is one aspect of quality management. While we do not yet fully …